It's snowing, it's blowing!

We are off to another great week. The snow has made the playground a beautiful color and everyone is enjoying building snow forts.

Newsletter January 28th - February 1st

Spelling Words Unit 16

Friday is National Heart Day - Wear RED!!! Also, students can bring in $1 any day this month until the 22nd to donate to our heart fund. Students will write their name on a heart and it will be hung in the front windows.

100 day projects are due on February 11th.

Book orders are due on February 12th.

Pickles and Power Points

This week we worked on our autobiography Power Points. You'll find each student's Power Point below.

Allison's Power Point

 

Amberiel's Power Point

 

Anna's Power Point

 

Arnold's Power Point

 

Caleb's Power Point

 

Ethan's Power Point

 

Evelynn's Power Point

 

Hailie's Power Point

 

Hunter's Power Point

 

Josh's Power Point

 

Justin's Power Point

 

Linoln's Power Point

 

Malana's Power Point

 

Nina's Power Point

 

Taylor's Power Point

 

Zoe's Power Point

On Tuesday I brought my favorite treat, pickles. Some students chose not to eat them, but those who did, loved them! I thoroughly enjoy a "Pickle on a Stick!"

Our Wordles!

We made these on www.wordle.net! They are words that describe who we are or what we like! 

 

         

     

           

           

Brr...It's cold outside!

Sorry this so very late. It seems as though a very cold Tuesday start got me a little off balance.

This week's newsletter: January 22nd Newsletter

Conferences are scheduled for Thursday, January 24th and Tuesday, January 29th. See the schedule attached: January Conference Schedule. When you come to visit there will be a survey to fill out. Please fill out and put in the basket. Thanks! These surveys help me grow as a teacher.
Thanks for all your hard work on our autobiography homework.

Have a wonderful week. See you Thursday or Tuesday. I look forward to meeting with you!

High Five For Fairness

Today we had our High Five For Fairness march. We marched around chanting, "High Five For Fairness" and "1,2,3,4, Fairness, Fairness." It was a wonderful reminder to be fair to each other. Here are some pictures from the event:

High Five 1

High Five 2

High Five 3

High Five 4

Be sure to ask your child about it and how they have learned to be fair!

Friendly Letters

My students have been working on friendly letters throughout the past six weeks. This week we wrote a friendly letter, had it proofread, wrote a final draft, and recorded our letters on the iPad. Here are our recordings!

Zoe...coming soon

Ethan
Arnold
Taylor
Allison
Hailie
Malana
Amberiel
Anna
Josh
Caleb
Lincoln
Nina
Hunter
Justin
Evelynn

What a week!

It is a busy week this week with Quarter 2 ending. The week is full of assessments and sorts, but I know all students are prepared! Please help your child by having them get plenty of rest and eat great meals. Thanks in advance!
 
Just a note, I will be out of the classroom on Tuesday, but I have a wonderful substitute teacher in my place.
 
January 14th-18th Newsletter

Unit 15 Spelling Words

**Please be sure to read the Spelling Bee Note in your child's homework folder**

Habitat Homework Project and Book Orders were due Monday, January 14th.

Our New Bookshelves

A big thank you goes out to our five donors who helped put new bookshelves in our classroom. The amount of extra space we now have to read and move is amazing. Feel free to stop in and check them out!

Class thumbs up to bookshelves!

Here are some pictures of us in action:

Bookshelves1

Bookshelves2

Bookshelves3

If you'd like to donate money to our next project, please visit our Donors Choose site: http://www.donorschoose.org/mrssmith121

We are raising funds for more staplers (3D art projects, writing drafts, etc.), new permanent markers (art projects and writing), magnets (math on the board), book bins (organization), and black bulletin board (a friendly environment). A gift of any amount is appreciated! All gifts are tax-deductible.

Mrs. Smith's Recommended Apps

I've noticed that quite a few of my students have access to iPads, iPhones, etc. Here is a list of apps that I can recommend. Best of all, they are all FREE. Take a peek!

Mrs. Smith's Recommended Apps

Another wonderful week!

Just a few important reminders:

Family Habitat Projects are due on January 14th

Book Orders are due back on January 11th. Be sure to use the "Buy a $5 book, Get a $5 book free," if you decide to order.

This week's newsletter: January 7-11 Newsletter

This week's spelling words: Spelling Unit 14

A Google Year in Review

This is a neat video to watch if you haven't already. Our class really liked it. Google Year in Review.

A Door to 2013

We decorated our door with 2013s yesterday. We are busy remembering 2012 today.

It's 2013

It is 2013 and we are already busy in room 121.

This week we have a lot of exciting things going on, so be sure to check them out on our newsletter: Newsletter 1-2 to 1-4

No spelling words this week. Instead we are playing Scattegories!

Be sure to check out the Christmas Program post and download the pictures and videos. Videos will only be available online until January 15th.

Lastly, continue to read our "Students in Room 121" blog posts. The tab is located at the top of this page. My students write 10 things that they did each week, every week!